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Amazon Books – www.amazon.com Includes a great summer reading list by grade level for children
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The New York Public Library website – www.nypl.org “On Lion” for Kids. Great summer reading lists, author chats, and good information about children’s books
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Good Reads – www.goodreads.com
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The Children’s Book Council – www.cbcbooks.org Filled with information about children’s books including reading lists and 75 authors everyone should know: http://www.cbcbooks.org/readinglists/childrenschoices.aspx For Children ages infant-3, a complete list of great books is available at: http://www.cbcbooks.org/readinglists/bookstogrow.html
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Education World – Barnes and Noble – http://www.educationworld.com/summer_reading/ An extensive list of summer reading selections listed by grade level.
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ALA’s Great WebSites for Kids – www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites An excellent list of over 700 plus educational sites of all kinds put together by the American Library Association for parents
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Scholastic – www.scholastic.com Includes Harry Potter games and quizzes, Baby Sitter’s Club, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Dear America series, Goosebumps, I Spy, Magic School Bus, Various authors.
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Children’s Guide to Literature – www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown A site filled with information about authors and books
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Bookhive – Children’s reviews.
Author Websites Great sites abound for authors, illustrators, and book characters. Just “Google” your favorite author to find wonderful information about authors and their books. Check out these interesting sites. Brett, Jan www.janbrett.com/ Carle, Eric www.eric-carle.com Dahl, Roald www.roalddahl.org Jacques, Brian www.redwall.org Pilkey, Dav www.pilkey.com/ Rowling, J.K. www.scholastic.com/harrypotter Scieszka, Jon www.chucklebait.com/ Wood, Audrey www.audreywood.com Berenstain Bears www.berenstainbears.com Carlson, Nancy www.nancycarlson.com/ DePaola, Tomie www.tomiedepaola.com Paterson, Katherine www.terabithia.com/ Polacco, Patricia www.patricapolacco.com/ Seuss, Dr. www.randomhouse.com/seussville Yolen, Jane www. janeyolen.com